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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE STATE CAPITAL. A K U-KZ U X O TT X R A ii E . Business in the Assembly-The Adjourn? ment (Question. [SrSCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE XSWS.] COLUMBIA, February 6. Both house.3 did business to-day with barely a quorum in their seats. .The Senate passed the new appropriation bill; and laid on the table a resolution to afford State aid to persons driven from their homes. The House tabled the resolution to rescind the joint resolution to adjourn on March 1st, Parties from Chester report that the son o? Trial Justice McDonald, ofthat place, while on a visit to Union, was seized by the Ku-Klttx and repeatedly dragged through a pond by a rope around Lis neck. He was otherwise mal? treated. AFFAIRS IN COLUMBIA. Excite tm nt in Edgefiil?l - The Trial Justice System. [FROM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.! ;%> COLUMBIA, February 5. Both branches of the General Assembly hav? ing adjourned till Monday, most of, the mem? bers-at least those who were fortunate enough to get their pay certificates cashed, (at 10 per cent, discount,)-have gone to the'r homes. | Little ol importance has transpired e'ace Fri 'day. and gossip is at a low ebb. Reports of serious disturbances, arson and murder in Edgefleld are emulated in the streets, but they lack confirmation. Parties who arrived this morning Irom Chesterfield re? port a high state of excitement, caused by tho actiou ol the House ol' Representatives in un? seating the Reform delegates. The action of General Anderson, in taking the arms iromthe militia in Yorkvllle. and placing them in the sheriffs care, i3 severely criticised by the Re {mollean members-o? the General Assembly, t ls claimed by them that the arms arc not safe in his hands, and that the proper course to have been pursued by the general was to have shipped thom lo this place. This will probably be done. THU COLOMBIA THEATRE. McKean Buchanan, whose appearance at Janney's Hall was advertised for Monday, bas Sut off his engagement to some future dav. le reason is, the entire absence of scenery at the above named place. THE TRIAL JUSTICE STSTEM. Several bills are now beiore the Legislature to abolish the trial trial Justice system. None of these will pass as the loree of the trial Justices on the floor of the House ls too great to be overcome. In view ol this, and to pre? vent abuses of power, a new bill Is now pre? paring in the attorney^general'a office, which, when completed, ??cover about ninety pases of legal cap, anoBrill meet all the neces? sary requirments. . lt minutely defines their criminal and civil Jurisdiction, and lays down a Qsbderof procedure to be followed by them. MORE ABOUT TUE 117,500. One of the Investigating committee appoint? ed to examine the vouchers for the ,$17,500, drawn by the Third Congressional District . InvestIga'ting Committee, stated in the pres? ence ot your correspondent, on Saturday, that vouchers had been found showing that the clerk of the committee had drawn the modest sum of $7000 for his three mouths services. WASHINGTON NEWS. WASHINGTON, February 6. The Supreme Court confirms the judgment of the Court ol' Claims against the validity of the Georgia loan certificates of 1777, holding J that thc tact of interest being paid on a por- 1 tion of them for a short time did not bind the 1 government, lor the reason that no purpose to 1 ratify their irregularity appears, and the paper bearing the signature ol the alleged commis? sioner having been rejected as soon as brought to the- notice of the proper department. The amount involved is sixty thousand dollars. HOUSE. The fillibusters succeeded in occupying the i morning hour, and the New York Air Line \ went over to Monday., The bill repealing all < taxes on spirits irom fruits, was relerred to j the ways and means committee. Many bills were introduced under the regular call of the States. A motion to suspend the rules to have a committee appointed to inquire into the abuse of cadets at West Point, on account of race or color, received only twenty-five ] nf?rmatlve votes. A conference was-appoint ed on the consular and diplomatic bill. Maynard* ? moved to suspend tbe rules, to take from the ( speakers table the bill in relation to the South- , ern Pacific Railroad, and refer it to the cqm - mlttee on Pacific Railroad, with leave lo report at any-time alter the 10th instant. The rules were suspended and the bill referred. Ayes, 129; noes, 61. This action ls regarded os equivalent to the ultimate passage ol' the bill. All the Southern members voled aye. The House flllibustered on the appropriation for the outrage committee. The opponents lei: the hall, and a call of the House is now progressing. . SENATE. A namerously signed petition was present? ed, asking a territorial government lor this District. The bill for the protection of buoys and other aids lo navigation, passed. It pro? vides a punishment for mooring to or collid? ing with buoys. An attempt was made to bring up the Air Line Railroad bill, but failed. Goldthwaite's credentials as senator Irom Ala? bama, from March 4,1871, was presented. The sub-committee ou military affairs re? ported upon the West Point aflalr, and recom? mend that the three cadets driven ont be re? stored, and that the whole first class implicated in that affair be expelled. Farragut's son and Grant's son and nephew are in the first class. Confirmations: Rives, as Judge; Hughes, as attorney, and Gray, as marshal, for the West? ern District Court of Virginia. *" SUIF BROKEN UP. SAVANNAH, February G. The Spanish brig Susanna, beiore reported as ashore in Ossabaw, went to pieces whilst the steamboat Maggie Suffolk was tewing her off. The rigging, sail.-, anchors and boats were saved. THE CUBAN WAR. NEW YORK, February 6. A Herald special from Havana, on the 4th, says the insurgents were attacked in their stronghold at Najasi, between Puerto Principe and Santa Cruz. Fifty insurgents were killed and many iamliies were taken. Jesus DelsoL, the famous chief of the Cinco Villas, has sur? rendered. *_ 8PARKS FROM THE WIRES. Sickles presented bis credentials at Madrid, and received a reply from King Amadeus, complimentary to the United States. The told is intense in the North and West. Three persons have been seriously and one iatally burned by a kerosene lamp explosion in New York. -The Paris Rothschilds have offered to tile City ol Psaris 200,000 francs worth of woollen goods, sufficient to lurnlsh needed clothing for AB,000 children, 32,000 women and 12.000 men WHO BREAKS PAYS ! PARIS PREPARES MER POCKETS. A Fiery Proclamation from Gambetta Arm? und thc Ballot. LONDON, February C. By a special decree Havre will form a special election district,lhe remainder o? the depart? ment being occupied by the enemy. Letters from St. Petersburg say Russia will not intervene in iavor of France. It is expected at Berlin that upon the con? clusion of peace the Prussian troops win enter Puris in triumph, and the Filth Army Corps will hold Champigne until Hie war indemnity is paid. Tho Emperor telegraphs Empress Augusta, ordering a grand salute in honor ol the late decisive events. The Munictyal Council of Douai protests agaiustGambett'a>: disqualification decree, and resolved to take all votes legally cast. It ls officially stated that Prussia will not strip France of lier Indian, Asiatic or trans Atlantic possessions. Favre telegraphs Bismarck that thc limita? tions to Ireedom in the elections, decreed by the Bordeaux Government, are abolished. Count de Chambord ls In high spirits. H? re? ceives dispatches by couriers twice daily, and may depart for France at any moment. There are sixty-six thousand French soldiers in Switzerland. BORDEAUX, February Z. The government here ha3 Issued a declara? tion maintaining electoral disqualification?, and announcing that one of their number has been sent to Paris to explain the declaration signed by Gambetta, Bisoin, Cremleux and Fourchon. VERSAILLES, Eebruary 5. Tlie following statement is official: The duality of the French Government will appa? rently lead the administration at Bordeaux to non-observance of the convention entered into by. the Germans and the authorities at Paris. The convention only looked to negotiations lor a free assembly, and an arbitrarily constitu? ted body under the declaration of M. Gambetta is not entitled to such title. Favre has inform? ed Bismarck that he will rescind the decrees issued by Gambetta. The coatoslbn ls, how? ever, probably only removable by the adjourn? ment of thc elections. NIGHT DISPATCHES.. Anxiety In Paris-Trochu'd Troubles? LONDON, February "C. . A dispatch irom Versailles says that gold ls rising rapidly in Paris. Tire Parisians expect heavy money exactions. The.clty is generally assuming an appearance of order, and some? what of its lormer splendor. The election* are proceeding with a feverish energy. Thc determined hatred and opposition to Gambetta are indescribable. The exchange ol' wounded prisoners is proceeding. Trocha wishes to return to Brittany on -account of his marked unpopularity. There are threats to shoot him. BORDEAUX, February G. There has heen quite an imposing d?mon? stration to-day ia favor of the Bordeaux gov? ernment and tlie disqualifying decrees. The prefect read" the following declaration l:om Gambetta: "Faithful to l' programme of the nation and of Ireedom, to arras as well as to the bal? lot box, wc are now occupied in a council of . ivar, deliberat ing upon the means'of proiltlng )y the armistice." Cremleux left.last eight for Paris. TRA T COTTON CAS P. WASUIXOTON, February C. Mr. Herschel V. Johnson states that he ls not of counsel In thc ^otton-tnx case which ivas to be argued yesterday. The suit is tho jnly one of Hie kind, and Involves less than ?500. _,.. - ?.? Hotel Arrival?-February 6. PAVILION' HOTEL. Thomas Kennery, Philadelphia: Geo. Barnes, Memphis; P. Goonan, Charlotte; J. II. Hauser, S. E. Reab, Southern Express Company; J. G. Foster, Wadraalaw; N. E. W. Slstrnnfc, J. A. F. Dllver, Orangeburg; L. Martin, J. F. Martin, North Carolina; S. B. Newsam, John Watson, South Carolina; Dr. W. H. Hagood, Blackville; John E. Walls, Beaufort; J. S. Edwards, Lake's Circus; Francisco Castro, Mobile. CHARLESTON HOTEL. . v Wm. Johnston, Charlotte; W. R. Robertson. Winnsboro'; C. 0. M. Starr, Alabama; Charles L. Bogg, Citarles Sanford, Mobile; F. ii. Symmes, South Carolina; James 0. Johnson, Ballimore; J. D. Harden, Savannah and Charleston Railroad; F. A. Smith,- Atlanta; H. H. Reed and wife, Leonard Jewell, Rev. C. M. DuPrey, Philadelphia; J. Stern, White Hall. MILLS HOTS E. J. M. Leonard, Taunton; S. W. Nichols, West'l St rllng; J. F. Sehlbach, New Jersey ; Colonel Lud? low, Unltad States Army; J. H. Mann, Philadel? phia; N. Appleton. Boston; W. Gorley, C. R. Ely, P. Clark, W. Dawson, J. B. Farley, New York; W M. Dapls. New Bedford; J. J. Noah, Washington; S. D. Ross, Philadelphia; W. S. Thompson, ira Dunlap, Rochester; R. P. Blackman, wire, servant and child, Hartford; F. Burges, Palatka; J. Hail and family, Dacotah; Miss E. ?. Randolph, Miss S. K. Randolph, EUsto; E. C. Bramhall and wife, W. H. Bramhall, New Jersey; H. S. Dawley and wire, Baltimore; 'j. E. stockbridge. Macon; E. Rhett, Ashepoo; E. c. Clieylor, Baltimore; J. J. Jackson, Cuba. _ _ - i| -Heartrending details of the fearful explosion of the steamer w. R. Arthur, on the Mississippi, are given in the Memphis Appeal. The captain Harry Bralaski, was on watch up to 1 A. M., and had made his rounds before turning in, ,| finding all right. Hali an hour later he was awakened by the tearful explosion, and at the same Instant was crushed, with Ids' wife and child, beneath the roof. The flames shot up Irom the wrecked boat, and it was only by ' superhuman exertions that he extricated him? self, and with an axe newed his way through the limber and released his dear ones. The . train east on the Little Rodi road was late, and did not arrive at Memphis till'3 A. M. While on the ferry-boat, the portions ol wreck were seen floating by, and screams ol despair were heard from the river. The captain of the boat at once put out, and, guided by the cries, picked up all the victims they could And, and then proceeding to the wreck saved many I more. Johu Kate, in charge of a fleet ot coal'1 boats, was roused by the cries ot agony, and taking a skiff, saved five men from a piece ol a wreck, and proceeded up Hie river, picking up all he possibly could. He found one old lady that was saved by her husband, and one young one, stauding on the bank ot tho river, with nothing on but ht-r li?ht covering of night clothes, her husband having left again for the wreck lo try to save Iiis clothing, lt is thought that many survivors floated ashore at various points, and are being cared for by Hie farmers, - which will reduce the terrible mortality as fast as they come to light. -Cold is detlued as "the absence of heat." They have a good deal ol the "absence" in Canada Just now, the thermometer ranging from twenty-five to thirty degrees below zero. -A lady wishes some one would invent a "legometer," to attach to men's pedals, that, wives may determine the distance travelled bv their husbands wjien they want to "Just step down to the postouice" of an evening. OUR DEAD HERO ! INCIDENTS OF THE MtTlTABY ZIFE OF ZEE. Thc Evacuation of Petersburg-Appoi? nt a ttox. The Augusta Chronicle brings us a report ot an address delivered recently.jn Georgla.by General Pendleton, who was .chief of artillery umler Gencraf Lee, and since the conclusion of thc war his pastor and intimate friend. We give some extracts : WHT HE DID NOT EARLIER WITHDRAW FROM PETERSBURG, has been asked. To my knowledge he was perfectly aware, long before April, 1865, of the necessity for such withdrawal, and had fully resolved upon it. Several months beiore he privately expressed this to myself, as I be? lieve he did to others in responsible positions. At any rate I received Irom him secret infor? mation to send to a designated point, far in I in the rear, all surplus ammunition, and to make arrangements with the artillery, as the arm most difficult of sudden movement, for marching at oue hour's notice, his plan being rapidly tb move back, and form, if possible, a. junction with the Southern Coniederate army,' that by quick and decisive combiotition one or the other of the Federal armies might be struck with effectualforoe. With this plan, however, there waa Interference, which Gene? ral Lee deemed it a less evil to yield to than; to disregard. Its nature may bc interred from a significant remark made bv him to mvself alone, the night ol' the 1st of April, 1865. Con- f templating the then thinness ol' his own n?e, its vast extent, and the feebleness of his'en tire force, he said : "General, H our cause fails, its epitaph may be WTltteu, kDied of Congress and the Newspapers,'" The next morning that thin line wus broken by the numerous masses that at length adventured attack, and we had to withdraw. THE MASTERT.T RETREAT j then began. It has been asked why even thea so great-a captain could not succeed In elud? ing lils much less skilled adversary ? There ply is found in the utterly reduced state ol hie array, and of all Southern military' snppllep, with the supeTadded difficulties of inclement weat her and deep roads. Amelia Courthouse, on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, was duly reached; but sup? plies that had beeo-nalled for, and were ex? pected there, were not forthcoming, while a large number of persons from Richmond, only a few of whom, however, were'reliable" sol? diers, were added to the ?"wd wc had to pro? vide for and protect. .' Tor want of animals and forage, a'large amount ot wagons, ammunition, ?c, had to be destroyed, und the best dispositions possi? ble were made for continuing with' the re* maiuder our. retreat. Detachments of thc enemy were by this time getting close. They had to be kept off with a abortion of our force,, j while the main body ana trains moved on. Thus by day, fighting had to be maintained oil along, and marching chiefly by night It will be readily understood under what immense disadvantage this was, at every step, accomplished, when the vast resources of the Federal commander are considered, the mul? titude of his troops, and the prodigious host ot cavalry, comparatively fresh, at his dispo? sal. That General Lee succeeded as he did in so far toiling him, and in a considerable degree avoiding such disaster as that to his rear di? visions at Sailor's Creek, between Amelia i Springs and Farm ville, is one of the most Big-? nal evidences ot lils matchless power as a> | commander. WHETHER GENERAL LEE'S It KART WAS IN TUE SOUTHERN CAUSE has been called In question by some interes? ted in maligning that cause. Let me mention un incident, which makes the truth, clear as day: Having reached Fannv?le, in Prince Ed? ward County, on the morning ot Friday, April 7th, our little army crossed the Appomattox again, gainiug the non hern bank, atld destroy? ing the bridges. Battle order was then form? ed, and the enemy approaching greeted with cannon lu position. Oue bridge below, how? ever, had uot been destroyed, and a corps ol' the Federal army pressed upon ns from that direction. (Jiving my personal attention to tho defence there, I met your own gallant lel low-cltizen. General John B. Gordon, conduct? ing tho light, as was his wont, willi dasn and,] vigor. A lew words were exchanged. He la formed me of a conference held some hours before between himself. General Richard An? derson and others, in which it was determined that myself, as one intimately associated with the commander-in-chief, should be requested to see him, if in accordance willi my views,. I and express lo him our sense of the desperate- ? ness or tho situation, and of the moral im? propriety of continuing a struggle now clear? ly hopeless-every man killed under such cir? cumstances being, as we thought, rattier mur-, tiered than martyred. My impression be? ing in the main of the same general cast, I agreed to see General Longstreet first, asjiext :n command lo General Lee. This according ly was doue. General Lougstreet met the suggestion at flret with his accustomed Imper? turbable resolution,.objecting lu lolo to any thought ol'discontinuing the co?tent, and add? ing that tie believed his corps, or what re? mained ot it, could ''still whip," as he expressed it, "three times their dumber of Yankees." Admiring his spirit, I readily acquiesced, but suggested the Inquiry whether they could, withstand thirty limes their number, as they would have, to do. He, in the sequel, fully agreed that General Lee ought to be communi? cated with, and I begged him to go lu person and express his own sense of the situation, it for no other reason, to relieve the noble heart of the great commander ol the sense of soli? tariness in his mighty responsibility. The veteran Lieutenant-General, however, excused himself on the score of his being slow of| speech, and requested me to represent him with the rest in sub Aiilling the statement ol all this to General Lee. I gladly make this statement to the honor of General Longstreet, though differing with that officer as to his recent course as wide os the poles. General Lee was lying on the ground. No other heard the conversation between him and myself. He received my communication with the reply, "Gracious heavens ! I trust lt hos not come to that !" And added, "General, we have yet too many bold men to think ol' | laying down our arms. The enemy do not fight with spirit like our boys still do. Besides, it I were to say a word to tile Federal com? mander, he would regard it as such a confes? sion of weakness os to make it the occasion of demanding unconditional surrender-a propo? sal to which I will never listen. I have resolv? ed to die first, and thal if it comes to that, we shall, force through or all fill in our places.' I tell you, friends, General Lee was the bold? est man in all that heroic band. The General went on: "General, this is no new ques? tion with me. I have ? never believed we could, against the gigantic combination lor our subjugation, make" good In the long run our independence, unless foreign powers should, directly or indirectly, assist us. This I was sure it was tneir interest and duty to do, and I hoped they would so regard it But' such considerations' really made with me no difference. We had, I was satisfied, sacred principles to'maintaln and rights to. defend, for which we were in duty bound to do our best, even if we perished in the endeavor." These were, as nearly as I can recall them, the exact words of General Lee on that most criti? cal occasion. You see in them the soul of the man; what his conscience dictated and his Judgment decided there his heart was. THE SURRENDER. Another illustrative incident showing the man occurred a lew honra before the surren? der. Engaged under his instructions the eve? ning beiore. a mile or two beyond Appomat? tox Courthouse, lo extricating an artillery command, of which one of my associates had charge, and lhere exposed to capture. I was reca led by message from himself, li was 1 A. M. Suuduy, April 9, before, through Hie darkness and danger. I succeeded In Unding the General. His greeting, "Good morning, General," and his fresh neatness ol'dress, an if for some imposing ceremony, surprised me. General Longstreet was with him. After a few words as to the coudillon ol things in front, where I had been, i expressed my sur? prise, bolh RH to the advance ol'the night and at lils full dress, and ventured to ask what it meant ? His reply was, "I am to be General Grant's prisoner, and intend to make my best appearance." Still lt was not definitely settled. There was uncertainty whether hiB terms in response to General Grant's initial overture would be ac? corded; ?nd if not, there was yet solemn work lo be done. Trie General, therefore, kindly urged me- to get some rest, and at the dawn -'be governed by circumstances.^ Those circumstances at daylight were, active fight ing along all ?ur line. At ao time diping the war did tne "boys in gray" more gallantly acquit themselves, and with more Of (fashing alacrity, than on that m?morable morning driving the enemy before them at ali points, and actually capturing their artillery at the very last moment* ' Just before General Gus? tar, of the Federal array, passed myself, near one ol our batteries, under conduct of a.staff otficer of General Lee, with a flag of truce, guns captured from the ?n?my were rorh? by me to the rear in triumph. Immediately, how? ever, the order came to "cease Hiing-." Hon? orable terms were conceded, and General Lee resolved to close the .contest on the otiuoiples announced in his inimitable farewell address. FROM TUE SURRENDER TILL H?S ARRIVAL IN .LKXrNOTOX. - * The lecturer described the return of the ??reat commander.to his home in Ktcumoixi ot the terrible changes which he lound there upon his arrival-of the smoking ruins on every street-^-of the presence of the enemy^ soldiery, and-of the bitter humiliation of the once proud capital ot a prouder State. -Gene? ral Lee soon found that Richmond then was no home for him, and accepted the hospitality of I a noble Virginia matron, who Invited him "and, his lamily to live with her in her residence, situated on the waters of the upper James River. The lecturer then gave a brief and in? teresting description of the little town of Lem? ington, situated in the celebrated country known as. the Valley ot Virginia. He .?poke of j its beautiful situation in -the centre of plains, [ as level as a carpet, as green .as an emerald, arid as fertile as the valley o? Jhe Egyptian Nile, walled in on one side by the picturesque peaks of the Alleghanics, on - the other by the azure crests ol the Ul tie Ridge. He told of Ka first inhabitants-the sturdy, ludusa-ious, faithful, liberty-loving Scotch-Irish-and the I stout blows for independence which" they struck in the war of the Revolution, Of the seats of learning there-Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute-and tte' patriotism ot the students and professors In cac li "fr ho rushed to anns at the first tap . of1 the drum and moistened the sacred soil of Virginia with the blood of gray-haired men and striplings of sixteen and seventeen. He said that soon alter the war ended Wash? ington College was reorganized, and a message sent to General Lee, on the Upper Jnmes, ask? ing him to accept the presidency of the Insti? tution. . With accustomed prudence, Lee-ask? ed for time to consld?r the proposition before rel urning on answer* Une evening, several days al ter wards, a solitary traveller, mounted on au iron-gray steed, rode across the moun? tains, and drew the biidle-reln Just before night sit the door of an' Inn in a little village Just beyond the mountains. A few minutes alterward3 an ex-Confederate soldier recog? nized "Marse Robert,'' and the news spread that Lee had arrived". The popuratT?n o? the village turned ont en masse, surrounded the inn, and begged the privilege of touching the< old.hero's palin. The next mcrnln g he mount-.j ed his horse,'rode quietly Into Lexington, and up to the door of the college, anti, dismount? ing, announced that he had come to' accept the position which he had been tendered. ? As soon as it was known that Lee was at the head o? the college, large numbers of students came to lt from States south of the Potomac, and in a short Ihne there were In attendance more than three hundred and fifty young men, the flower of the Southern country, who had come here lo be moulded and trainedin the school of Lee. . fri , ?., - ...>? THE A UTHBRJZED BIOGRAPHY OF \ U Ey t RA L ZEB. Car?! from General Gordon. ATLANTA, GA., February 3,1871. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CHARLESTON NEWS. DEAR SIR-Permit me to reply to the Inquiry of numerous correspondents In regard to an authentic biography or General Lee, by saying, through your columns, tlfat at the request of | General Lee's family, Colonel Charles Marshall, his former ald-de-camp and military secretary, ls now writing- a sketch of his Hie from his official and personal rapers, furnisncd by nre~ranrtiy"r?r lili exclusive usc, which will very soon be pub? lished by the University Publishing Company, No. l Uond street. New York, In the "Memorial Volume" now being .prepared by the Faculty of Washington College. It wllK bc an additional Inducement to the Southern people to subscribe for thia volume, to know that the entire profit from |ta sar? Will go tu'the ' Lee Memorial Fund." Respectfully yours, _ J. B. GORDON. THE REV. DR. LOOMIS preached In the Cen? tral Presbyterian Church Sunday evening last to a large congregation. Hl3 text was taken from the 4itn Psalm, 12th versj : . "And the daughter or Tyre wat? there, with a girt." He Apt reviewed thc preceding verses, giving their significance aa typifying tlte man tage or thc Great King, at whose nuptials were the daughters of kings, and the daughter or Tyre, with a girt. He then elo-. quently expl lined who the daughter of Tyre waa Tyre, then tho mist r ss or th? sea*, the mother of | commerce, and vlelng with Jerusalem in wealth, he then conceived to be but tie type of commerce itseir. Her girt waa tbe weiKh which through her instrumentality had enriched'our world of merchants, and enabled the Jhurch to send, by. means ol her winged messengers, her glad tidings ' to the uttermost p*rt of the earth. Alt the ele? ments of Industry were to-daj bat the workshop by which she has enhanced this girt; and wherever the Gospel H {treacled, arc but the tes? timonies of Its value. lu conclusion, he stated tin advantages which, through Hie liberality of tie commerce of the world, aided by the friends ol thc sailor, they had been tn able? l to oifer him; hor hfs'eondltlon, both j spiritual and temporal, had* been ameliorated; how the parent society at Nev York had been en? abled to aid anil support bethell and the sailors' homes at Hie South, but that die parent society was now unable luuger to Jo jg; and though he never did beg, he only as kel '.hat the societies South should support these Hstitutlons or their own themselves Hto sermon WHS both learned and eloquent, being listened ? with marked at? tention. . . He was followed by thc Rev Ur. Yates, the sea? man's chaplain at T:?Is port, nho,.whllst thank? ing the Seaman'? Friend Socltt; for their past ef? forts in behalf of the sailor hare, and thanking the Doctor fer bis own persoial efforts, urged upon our merchant.?, to whon, he said, he had never appealed In vain, to rergantze the old "Port Society or Charleston," md to aid In re? I building our own marine. He nid the first ma-'| rlne school-ship lu the world WAS organized and established here; and England .doptlng Its plan, had now alone, in Liverpool, fur of these Inst! . tutlons. All he aske l for was tat two hundred and H ft y of our leading mercants and citizens should come forward and Join la re-establishing the.Port Society, and the matte would readily be accomplished, lt would cost bx $5 per ari nu m to become members. The evoing closed with pleasure to all hearers. iXenispapers, iflagqmcs, &z. R URAL CAROLINIAN FEBRUARY NU5BER. High Farming Without Manre, E. M. Pendle? ton; Experiments? with Fertlllars, E. B. Smith; Practical Experience lu Plantig, S.W.Evans; Common Sen3e applied to Fariag, Hobkirk; Ex? perience with Turnip?, R. Chintin; ls the South a Stock Country? D. W. Aiken; it Bearing Trees or the South, s. B. Buckley. And numerous other article&nd much valua? ble correspondence. Subscription, $2 per annum. Address RURAL CA ROLDAN, rebl ?arleston, S. C. WOOD SAWED AT 5' CENTS PER. curd for each cutpfra and arter this ! date; and sold at WM. JOHNSK'S WOOD AND COAL YARD, east end Lauren street. juu20-lamo _, i .J " 5f)ijr}rt?ij: . NEW YORK. OLD LINK N ?W YORK AND CHARLES TOT? STEAMSHIPS. SSTABIiISH-ED 1?4 6*. SPACIOUS AND ELKO ANT DECS STATE-ROOMS. The very fast ana spies il id Side-Wheel Steam? ships of this Line will sail from Adder's Sooth Wharf as follows during the month of-'Pcbruarv: JAMES ADQER, TUESDAY, 7th, at 7o'clock P. M. CHAMPION1, SATURDAY, mn. at 12 o'eloek. M. CHARLESTON, TUEStUY, 1 Jib. at 2' o'clock P. M; MANHATTAN, SATURDAY, 18th, at half-past 4 o'clock P. M. R .? JAMES ADO KR, TUESDAY. 21st, at 7 o'clock, p. M. I CHAMPION, SATUBDAYJ 26th, at 7 o'clock P. M. CUARf-ESTON. TUESDAY, 28th, at ls oWlock M. 49* Through Bills or Lad lue given on Cotton to Liverpool, Cost?n. Providence and the New Eng? land manufacturing towns at tire lowest market rates. PorKrelalit or Passage engagements, apply to febl-imo_. JAMES ADGKK A CO. OR PHILADELPHIA. WEEKLY STEAM LINE-THURSDAYS. . - - -V The Iron Screw Steamship ,V I TX, G I IV I A. , ALEXANDER HUNTER, Commander, Will be dispatched for Philadelphia on THURSDAY. 9th instant, at 4-o'ciocfe P., M., from Brown's Nunn Wharf. ?srThrough Buts Lading will be Issued to sm ton. For .Freight encasements or passage, having good cabin accommodation?, apply to WM. A. COURTENAY. feb6-4_No. l Union Wharf. rj?HBOUGH BILLS LADING TO BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA, HOS TON, BKEME.V, AND THE CITIES OF THE NORTHWEST. Se fine Steamship MARYLAND, ison, Oommauder, will sail fbrj__ Rainmore on WEDNESDAY, 8th February, ai * o'clock P. M. ' ? ta- PnuadelphlA Freights forwarded to thai city by railroad from Baltimore without addi? tional insurance, and Consign?es are allowed am? ple time to sample and sell Jhalr Goods fronvl the Railroad Depot lu Philadelphia. PAUL .0. TRENHOLM. A?eht, few i No. 2 Union Wharves. c UN ABD LINE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. '? Table of sailings for LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN: FROM BOSTON TIA NEW TORS. SIBERIA.Wednesday, Jan.-ll ALEPcO.Wednesday, Jan.TS BATAVIA.Wednesday, Jan. .26 FROM NEW YORE, DIRECT. ALGERIA.Wednesday, Jan. ll CALABRIA. Thursday. Jan. 12 ABYSSINIA.Wednesday, Jan. 18 SIBERIA. Thursday, Jan. 10 . CUBA.Wednesday, Jan.46 ALEPPO. Thursday, Jan. 28 RUSSIA.?...Wednesd?y, Feb. 1 BATAVIA.....Thursday, Feb. 2 CHINA.k.Wednesday, Feb. 8 PALMYRA.Thursday, i eb. * RATES OF PASSAGE FROM NEW YORE. By Wednesday steamers, carrying only cabin _ _HtfMBtfM Single Tickets-Flist Cania, $130 gold; Second Cabin, $60 gold. Return Tickets-First Cabin, $250 gold; Second Cabin, $150 gold. By Thursday and Saturday steamers, carrying Cabin and steerage Passengers. Single Tickets-Fina Cabin, $80 gold; steerage, $30 currency. Return Tickets, $160 gold. Parties desirous of bringing out their friends from Europe will please apply to . WILLIAM KOACH A CO., Shipping and Cojaralwlon Merchants, General Agenta, Charleston, S. C. Janl4-Biuthl5 pACiFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMET'S THROUGH LINS TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. FARES GREATLY REDUCE?. Steamers of thc above linc leave Pier No. 43, North River, foot of Canal,_ street, N?w York, at 12 o'clock noon, of the IB aud 20th of every month (except when these dates fall on Sunday, then the Saturday pieced lng. Departure of the -?nih connect at Panama with steamers for South Paclflc and Central American ports. Those of 4th touch at Manzanillo. Steamship GREAT REPUBLIC leaves san Fran clsco.for Japan and China March 1,1871. No California steamers touch at liavi;?.?'.?, bm go direct from New York to Asplnwah. one hundred pounds baggage free to each adult. Medicine and attendance free. For Passage Tickets or other Information appl) at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFlelE, on the wharf foot of Canal street, North River, New York. F. P.. BABY, Agent. julyia-lyr JW FERNANDINA, JACKSONVILLE, PALATKA AND POINTS ON THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER. The Steamer ELIZA HANCOZvCap- _ tain L. W. Burns,will receive Freight Jg^M3j2? for the above points, at South Atiamic tviian. T0-M0HKOW. (Tuesday) the 7th instant, and leave on WEDNESDAY MORNING, the 8th instant, at 7 o'clock. Connecting at Savannah with Florida steamers, Passengers and Freight will have dispatch to all Goints lu Florida at as low rates BB by any other ne. Fop engagements, apply to RAVfiNEL, HOLMES A CO., feb0-2_No. 177 East Bay. .pOR WRIGHT'S BLUFF, AND INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS ON THE SANTEE RIVER. The steamer MARION, Captain W. _ . ?jT^h. F. Adair, will receive Freight at Ac- ?ufia??EsBt? commodatlon Wharf TO-MORROW, (Tuesday) tue 7th instant, and leave on WEDNESDAY NIGHT, the 8th instant. Freight and Warfage prepaid. H. B. No frelgat received after sunset. For engagements, apply to RAVEN KL, HOLMES A CO., feb0-3_No. 177 East Ray. ?pOR SAVANNAH VIA BEAUFORT AND PACIFIC LANDING. The Steamer PILOT BOY, Captain J. W. Sly, will leave Central WharfJ_ for above points every MONDAY MOKM.NO, a s o'clock, and for Beaufort and Paclflc Landing every THURSDAY, leaving here at 8 o'clock A. M. For Freight or Passuge, apply to J. D. AIKEN, Agent, feb! .._ No. 6 Central Wharf. ^TEEKLY LINE TO SAVANNAH. THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT. FOR PACIFIC LANDING. BEAUFORT, HILTON HEAD, SAVANNAH, ?AR1EN AND BRUNSWICK, GA. . The favorite Steamer ELIZA H A N COX, Captain L. W. BntMS, , will receive Freight at South Atlan- . . ?X tic wharf for above points every J?BSBHHE rcESDAY, and leave on every WEDNESDAY MORN INO, at 7 o'clock, arriving at Savannah the same evening, and leaving for Darlen, Ac, the follow? ing morning. Returning, will leave Savannah for Charleston every MONDAY MORNINO, at 7 o'clock. For Freight or passage, apply to RAVEN EL, HOLMES A CO., sepio No. 177 East Bay. Srjtpptn?.' "HOB LITE & P O O L . "The Brttlsh Ship MUSOONGUS, John Gov-^U. er? Wast?-, having a portion of her cargo SK imf aged, will bave dispatch. ? . jau2fi.,. ? ??_RAVENB& k CO. jt a'B L i rjE PO o ir. ; Tte first-class Br 1 tish ? art TDMDW. A CampbelLJiaBter. Sam For ?Freight ensagemeate, apply to ito? R.T. WALKER, Beyee-ft <?.>s Wrmrf. ?poa FORT STJMTBR. Ihe Steamer TOOOS1N, Captain W. - .^ff-?w IL Gannon, wm leave aa ^novedrffikES? ?very TUESDAY, TETTRSDAY and SAT?BPAY, at u o'clock, from Harket Wharf, foot of Marke: street. Returning at a quarter-past 2 o'clock. Ja?25-l?no J. H. MURRAY. Agent. JTO R F L Ol IB A , TWIOE A WEEK. .FOR SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA, JACKSON TILLS, PILATRA AND ALL POflWS ON THE ST. ?m?'S R1VBR, The Steamer DICTATOR, Captain L. M. COXFJTBR, will toll from_ __ Central Wharf for above points over; Tuarn**-' EVENING, at 8 o'clock*jtrriving fcack at Charles ron every SUNDAY AFTERNOON, at '6 o'clock. The Steamer OiTY POWT, Captain D. B. Tin cent, wlii sail from Ceuiral Wharf for above palau every FRIDAY EVENING, ,at 8 o'clock, arriving beck at Charleston WxdNESDAT AFTERNOON,-at s .o'ciocK* ' QCtlO_RAVES EL A CO., Agents. JpOR SAVANNAH. ELEGANT STATE ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS. The Steamer DICTATOR, Captain . .officia L. M. Cojcet'er, will leave ou i'Via-MmjBESm PAT EVZNINO, FeWuary 7th,i8Tl, at 8 o'clock. The Splendid Steamer CITY POINT, captain D. B. Vincent, will leave Central Wharf for the above plac*oirPuTTAT BvEiffNTr, February loth, 1871, at 8 o'clock. feta RAVEN EL A CO., Agents. CH?tliing ano - irjmgfjmg ?0003 MARKED DAWN. TO REDUCE STOCK, WE OFFER THE BALANCE OF OUR WINTER GOODS. . AT it. t GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, . NAMELY : BEAVER OVER SACKS, (88 and $?0, to $35 -ri. BEAVER OVER SACKS, $35, to $28 BEAVER OVER SACKS, $30 and $32, to $25 BEAVER AND MELTON OVER SAOKS,' $25 and $28,' to $20 LEAVER AND MELTON OVER SACKS, $18 and $22, to ?15 BEAVER AND MELTON OVER SACKS, $14 and $15,to $11 UNION BEAVER OVER SACKS, $10, to $T UNION BEAVER OVER SACKS, $7, to $6 BEAVER, KING WILLIAM, $28, to $20 BEAVER, KING WILLIAM, $20, to $16 CHINCHILLA D. B. SACKS, $2?, to $20 CHINCHILLA D. B. SACKS, $15, to $12 CHINCHILLA D. B. SACKS, $12, to $10 CHINCHILLA D. B. SACKS, $10, to $8. WE HAVE IN STOCK, A FULL LINE OF GOODS, SUITABLE FOR MENS' WEAR. J. H. LAWTON ft CO. ACADEMY OF MUSIC BULLDim fileti's Hnbejftncar. T^OT?APEST STIR SHIRTS Al COLLARS IN THE CITY ARE TO BE FOUND AT B. SCOTT'S STAR SHIRT EMPORIUM, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE MARKET. Prices Greatly Reduced. STAR SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE, AND A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. JU ST RECEIVED, OARBOLATE OF LIME, the best Disinfectant and destroyer of Rats, Mice Bogs, Cockroaches. Ac. A small quantity placed where they frequent wUI at once disperse them. Pendleton's Panacea, or Vegetable Pain Ex? tractor. A fresh supply of Fleming's Worm Confections, the joust reliable in nee. Also, a fresh supply of SEAL OLEUM, the great remedy for Rheumatism. For sale, wholesale and retail, by Dr. H. BAER, may 80 No. in Meeting street, ?JrocIomsticm. <i;> -....X . TATE OF SOUTH 6A?0LINA. TO TflE-OilUISSl?KKS OP EL?CTIOK FOB THB BuenoM DISTRICT OF ABBEVILLE CODNTT: BJ Whereas, Hon. H. O' LO??A.T, wlioat the General aiecMan r.e. rt tn October, 1879, was chosen s mem? ber of the Senate of South Carolina, for the Elec tk>R District of Ab bert)}*- Coon fy, to serve the teni of f?mr years, bas deceased; and whereas, HM A)owtitn tton of tin State of South Carolin? directs that In such cases a Wik or Election shaft b* issued ?y the President of th? Senate, for the purpose or niling the vacancy thu? occ ?loned fer the remainder of the tera for which said member so dece istd was elected : New, therefore, yo? and each of yoe are herecy required after doe advertisement, and with strict regar? to ail the provolone of Ahe Conatitutto* aad laws of said State, toe shin g your doty launch case, to held aa BLE0TION FOR A MEMBER OF TUE SENATE of the State of Seeth Carolina, for the Coun t j ot Abbeville, to serve for the remain? der of the term for whlch4ald member, Hon. H. G> Lomax, wa? elected; the Pol h to be opened at1 the various places of election in said: district, on THUBSTJAT, 16tb daf. of Februarj, 7.871, by the w rions Managers or Election, for those places re? spectively, in accordance with che provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act providing for the General Election, and the manner of conducting toe Maine," approved March Tat, 1870; snit this writ, together-with your retira of the election to be held ander lt, hara before.the Senate at its nest meeting after the election. ' ' ALON'ZO J. rt ANSTER,-President Senate Attest: J. WOODRUFF, clerk af senate. Jan80-ie ._ gTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TO TUE CO MU I.SST ON HRS OF ELECTION FOB TER BAM DISTRICT w GSOROETDWN COUKTT: ? WhereaB, the* HOB. J. H. RAIN RT, who at the General Election held m April, 1868, was chosen a member of the Senate of the State of Sooth Caro? lina, for the Election District of Georgetown county, and drew a balldt to serve for the term Df four years, has resigned; and whereas, the Constitution of the State of Sonth Carolina directs that ra saoh cana Writ of Election shall be taned Dy the President cf The Senate for the purpose of ailing the vacancy thus occasioned, for the re? mainder of the term for which said member was flrtjrt: .Now, therefore, yon ami-each or yon are hereby required, after due advertisement, and with strict regard to all tho provisions of the Constitution and laws of said State, touching your ditty la auch case, to hold an ELECTION FuR A MEMBER OP TBE SENATE of the State of South Carolina, for n the County of Georgetown, to serve for the re? mainder of the term for which said member, Hon. I. H. Rainey, was elected; the Polls to be opened at the varions places of election, in said District, on THURSDAY, February 16th, 1871, by the various Managers of Election for those places respectively, in accordance with i he provisions of the Act of the Seneral Assembly, entitled "An Act prtvldlng for the General Election, and thamaanerof cjnduct ing the same," approved Mann 1st, 1870; and thia writ, together with yonr return of the election te be held nnder lt, have before the Senate at ita next meeting after th? election. ALONZO J. RANS1ER, President of Senate. Attest: J. WOODRUFF, Clerk of Semite. jan24-ai ?_. gTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION FOB TH? ELECTION DISTRICT OF CHARLESTON COUNTY: Whereas, Hon. WM. H. MISHAW, who, at the General Election held in Ootober, mp, waa chosen a member of the Senate of the State of Sonth Carolina, for the Election District 'or Charleston County, to serve for the term of four years, baa deceased; and whereas, the Constitution of the State of South Carolina directs that In such a casa a Writ of Election shall be issued by the President of the Senate for the purpose of Ailing the vacan cy thus occasioned, for the remainder of the term for which said member was elected: ? Now, therefore, you and each of yon are hereby required, after due advertisement, and with strict regard to all the provisions of the Constitution and laws of said State, touching your duty in such ease, to hold an ELECTION FOP. A MEMBER OF THE SENATE or the State of South Carolina, for the County of Charleston, to serve for the remain? der Of the term for which said member, Hon. W. H. Mishaw, was elected; the Polls to be opened at the various plaies of election, on THURSDAY, Feb? ruary 16,1871, by the various Managers o'f Elec? tion for those places respectively, In accordance with the provisions of the Act of the General As? sembly, entitled "An Act providing for the Gene? ral Election, and the manner of conducting the same," approved-March lat, 1876; and thia writ, together with your return or the election to Be held nnder it, have before the Senate at Its next meeting after the election. A. 3. RANSI ER, President of Senate. Attest: J. WOODRUFF, Clerk of senate. jaaSMl B OOTS AND SHOES. JET THE BEST I GET THE BEST ! GET THE BEST t Buy your BOOTS AND SHOES at STEIDER';;, No. 41 BROAD STREET. He makes them to order, in any style desired, laing only the best material and workmanship. Constantly on hand, a large assortment of-oaa ;om made BOOTS AND SHOKS, of all sizes. The New EXCELSIOR GAITER, ?Vhiah dispenses with shoe strings and elastic, HADE TO ORDER at ibis establishment. Call and examine specimens. JACOB STEIDER, decl8-tutbs3mos No. 41 Broad street. QTTAMPnOTNG AND HAIR CUTTLNGT" LADIES AND CHILDREN attended at their residences promptly and tl reasonable rates. Send orden to W. E. KAMBAH^ Barber? Broad street, hext door to Telegraph office? mayas